Vancouver
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Sonja Korotana
Pre-Licensed Professional
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Sonja Korotana

Pre-Licensed Professional

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3 Endorsed
318 Homer Street, 401, Vancouver, BC V6B
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You’ve spent so long being the strong one for everyone else that it’s easy to lose sight of what you need. The stress, pressure, and constant drive to hold it all together can leave you feeling anxious, disconnected, and exhausted. You’re ready for something different, to slow down, process what’s been weighing on you, and reconnect with yourself. Whether you’re navigating burnout, relationship challenges, or the emotional toll of a high-stress career, therapy offers space to breathe and rebuild balance.
With nearly a decade of frontline experience, I understand the emotional toll of high-stress roles and life transitions. My approach is trauma-informed, person-centered, and integrates CBT and somatic awareness. I help clients manage anxiety, burnout, and relationship challenges with empathy and practical strategies.
You don’t have to keep carrying everything on your own. Therapy is a space to slow down, be heard, and begin reconnecting with yourself. If you’re ready to start feeling grounded again and want support that meets you where you are, I’d be honoured to walk alongside you in that process.
Sonja Korotana now for a free 15 minute consultation

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

318 Homer Street

401

Vancouver, BC V6B map
Here to support you in person in Vancouver or virtually anywhere in Canada. Flexible daytime and evening sessions available.
$50 Per Session  
I see individuals and couples  
Connect with Sonja Korotana
Photo of Sonja Korotana, Pre-Licensed Professional

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

318 Homer Street

401

Vancouver, BC V6B map
Here to support you in person in Vancouver or virtually anywhere in Canada. Flexible daytime and evening sessions available.
$50 Per Session  
I see individuals and couples  

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $50
  • Couple Sessions $60

Payment Methods

e-Transfer, Mastercard, Visa
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At Avery, I offer sessions at a low cost of $50 with supervision to make counselling more accessible. If you have extended health coverage, I encourage you to check whether your insurer will reimburse sessions led by intern counsellors under a registered supervisor.
Photo of Sonja Korotana, Pre-Licensed Professional
Sonja Korotana
Pre-Licensed Professional
for a free 15 minute consultation now.
"
At Avery, I offer sessions at a low cost of $50 with supervision to make counselling more accessible. If you have extended health coverage, I encourage you to check whether your insurer will reimburse sessions led by intern counsellors under a registered supervisor.
Photo of Sonja Korotana, Pre-Licensed Professional
Sonja Korotana
Pre-Licensed Professional
for a free 15 minute consultation now.

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Supervised by Bruce Avery (British Columbia / 18243) Sonja Korotana

    • Education and Years In Practice

  • Attended Yorkville University (expected grad April 2026), MA: Counselling Psychology
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I'm completing my Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology and bring nearly a decade of frontline experience as a Correctional Officer. My lived experience with trauma and work with first responders deeply inform my understanding, empathy, and approach to healing.
Photo of Sonja Korotana, Pre-Licensed Professional
Sonja Korotana
Pre-Licensed Professional
for a free 15 minute consultation now.
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I'm completing my Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology and bring nearly a decade of frontline experience as a Correctional Officer. My lived experience with trauma and work with first responders deeply inform my understanding, empathy, and approach to healing.
Photo of Sonja Korotana, Pre-Licensed Professional
Sonja Korotana
Pre-Licensed Professional
for a free 15 minute consultation now.

Specialties and Expertise

Expertise

  • Anxiety
  • Body Image
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • First Responders
  • Life Transitions
  • Men's Issues
  • Peer Relationships
  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Sex Therapy
  • Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Sleep or Insomnia
  • Stress
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Veterans
  • Women's Issues
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I work with clients experiencing anxiety, burnout, depression, relationship challenges, trauma, and PTSD. My practice also supports first responders and others in demanding careers. Together, we focus on healing, building resilience, and finding a grounded sense of balance and self-understanding.
Photo of Sonja Korotana, Pre-Licensed Professional
Sonja Korotana
Pre-Licensed Professional
for a free 15 minute consultation now.
"
I work with clients experiencing anxiety, burnout, depression, relationship challenges, trauma, and PTSD. My practice also supports first responders and others in demanding careers. Together, we focus on healing, building resilience, and finding a grounded sense of balance and self-understanding.
Photo of Sonja Korotana, Pre-Licensed Professional
Sonja Korotana
Pre-Licensed Professional
for a free 15 minute consultation now.

3 Endorsements

Maggi Woo
Maggi Woo
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Vanessa Parrotta
Vanessa Parrotta
Pre-Licensed Professional
Sonja provides a compassionate, real-world approach to therapy. She combines trauma-informed care, CBT, and somatic awareness to help clients manage anxiety, work through burnout, and regain a sense of balance and self-connection.
Brittany Bull
Brittany Bull
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), RP(Q)
Sonja is a caring and open individual- she brings warmth and compassion to her work

Client Focus

Age

Teen , 
Adults , 
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals , 
Couples

Age

Teen , 
Adults , 
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals , 
Couples

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
  • Compassion Focused
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Eclectic
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Gestalt
  • Gottman Method
  • Humanistic
  • Narrative
  • Person-Centered
  • Psychodynamic
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Somatic
  • Trauma Focused
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My approach is collaborative, trauma-informed, and person-centered. I integrate CBT and somatic awareness to help you understand patterns, regulate your emotions, and reconnect with yourself in a supportive, nonjudgmental space.
Photo of Sonja Korotana, Pre-Licensed Professional
Sonja Korotana
Pre-Licensed Professional
for a free 15 minute consultation now.
"
My approach is collaborative, trauma-informed, and person-centered. I integrate CBT and somatic awareness to help you understand patterns, regulate your emotions, and reconnect with yourself in a supportive, nonjudgmental space.
Photo of Sonja Korotana, Pre-Licensed Professional
Sonja Korotana
Pre-Licensed Professional
for a free 15 minute consultation now.

Location

Primary Location

318 Homer Street

401

Vancouver, BC V6B

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Here to support you in person in Vancouver or virtually anywhere in Canada. Flexible daytime and evening sessions available.
Photo of Sonja Korotana, Pre-Licensed Professional
Sonja Korotana
Pre-Licensed Professional
"
Here to support you in person in Vancouver or virtually anywhere in Canada. Flexible daytime and evening sessions available.
Photo of Sonja Korotana, Pre-Licensed Professional
Sonja Korotana
Pre-Licensed Professional